Food Experience Unplugged

Janice Litvin knows the workplace inside and out. From her early years as a computer programmer to her current adventure as a Workplace Wellness Speaker, Janice has always sought new challenges and opportunities. With those challenges and opportunities comes stress.  

According to the American College of Sports Management, stress is “the body’s response to any demand for change.” That change involves harnessing energy to prepare for an event or before a presentation or performance.   

According to Janice, stress management involves a lot of mental activity as well as physical. “The trick to stress management is to use your mind, not your emotions.”  

As you manage stress, you open doors of opportunity for health and vitality.  

In this episode, learn how stress management contributes to building healthy habits and life success.  

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In her demanding career in tourism, Functional Medicine Health Coach Patricia Barray quickly realized that she was not taking care of her health as well as she could be.

After becoming a functional medicine health coach, she felt more at home. She used the compassion she had for her own health to pay it forward to help others.

In this episode, learn the role of food and wellness in overcoming anxiety.

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Health and wellness coach Joey Pollaro teaches based on his own lived experience. After years of alcohol and drug abuse, Joey decided he didn’t want to live that kind of life.

On his way to becoming clean and sober, however, he began to abuse food as a way to overcome the depression and negative thoughts that plagued him. Emotional eating and the negative side effects plagued him for another 6 years.

It was then Joey decided to make a permanent change.

“I decided I couldn’t live this way anymore. It was then that I committed to taking back my health and taking back my life. Food choices play a gigantic part in that [decision].”

His relationship with food went from a focus on comfort to a focus on fuel.

In this episode, learn the role of food choices in the healing process.

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Since being diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) - a hereditary disease that weakens the connective tissues of the body, award-winning speaker Carrie Creed has endured one physical ailment after another. Thankfully for her, perseverance has come naturally.  

“Positivity and what I was telling myself was going to help me get through it.”  

From reading favorite quotes and song lyrics, to creating a wall of motivation during a long hospital stay, visualizing success gave Carrie the strength and determination she needed to overcome challenges.  

In this episode, learn how perseverance is the key to success.  

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Irina Strunina, a health strategist, cooking coach, and public speaker at SmartMove360, brings awareness of the physical and emotional traumas faced by caregivers. She issues a clarion call and a sense of urgency for caregivers to take care of themselves as they care for others.

Irina asserts that when caregivers take care of their own health, ensuring that they themselves are strong and capable, there are better results for those they care for. 

In this episode, learn the importance of taking care of your own health in order to care for others.

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-Why is it often a struggle for people to prioritize their health? 

-How is taking care of your own health an act of service to others?

-What are some success stories as people have focused on their own health? 

-How has their ability to care for others grown as a result?

-What steps can people take to balance caring for themselves and for others?

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Do you feel less productive than you could be?   

Do your goals always seem to be just out of reach?  

The importance of food and wellness on productivity cannot be overstated.    

According to Stewardship Coach Scott Maderer, managing time is really about managing energy. By discovering when you are at your best, you can maximize productivity opportunities throughout the day.   

In this episode, learn four essential routines that can generate more focus, energy, and meaning to your life regardless of your profession.  

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How can working parents be a positive influence in promoting healthy eating to the rising generation?  

As a busy working professional, it's often a struggle for YOU to eat healthy and focus on your health, much less trying to be a positive influence on your children.  

According to Nutrition Expert Jenny Tschiesche, the best conversations happen around the dinner table. Food, mealtime, and healthy eating bring us together and offer teaching and learning opportunities that cannot be found anywhere else.  

In this episode, Jenny shares tips, opportunities, and experiences to help you make the most of mealtime for yourself and your children.  

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What is the role of personal experience in goal achievement?  

According to entrepreneur and author Matt Zinman, who recently published the book Z-isms: Insights to Live By, personal experience helps us see a better version of ourselves.   

In this video, Matt breaks down Z-isms bit by bit to show how concepts such as energy management, relationships, and interaction make all the difference in your decision making as you strive to achieve your goals.   

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The importance of food and wellness on mental health is often underestimated. 

That connection, however, affects people in all aspects of their lives - including the workplace.  

Helen Ginman, the founder of Unique and Inclusive Wellbeing, emphasizes the power of food choices available in the workplace. 

As food and wellness options are disseminated to people throughout an organization, they can in turn make better health decisions that contribute to mental health.  

From cooking demos, to access to nutritional information, food options spark creativity with not only the food choices you make, but also with such things as productivity, morale, and innovation.   

Check out our interview to learn how organizations can be more proactive in providing effective food and wellness solutions.  

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Liza Baker brings out the best in women involved in mission-driven work.   

As a non-profit consultant, she understands what women go through to make their mission-driven work successful.   

Whether they have hit rock bottom in terms of their health, or they simply want to tighten up their health routines, Liza affirms that better health of those running the organization leads to a better organizational health overall.  

In this episode, we explore the unique health goals and challenges of those in the non-profit sector, and how people can balance their health among their non-profit responsibilities.  

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